Medicare prescription drug cost, prescriptions and prescribers, 2024
Medicare cost, 2024
$281K
+26.2% from 2023
Prescriptions
638
$440.02 per claim
Patients
236
202 prescribers
Total spending, 2024
$281K
$1,189.54 per patient
Medicare prescription drug plans paid $281K for Pulmicort in 2024, for 638 prescriptions and refills to 236 patients (up 26.2% from 2023). The average cost per claim was $440.02.
Texas had the highest Medicare cost for Pulmicort in 2024: $101K for 142 claims, followed by New Jersey ($37K).
Amanda K English, nurse practitioner in Anson, TX, had the highest Medicare cost for Pulmicort in 2024: 57 claims costing $44K.
Pulmicort is made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), listed in the Medicare spending data as Astrazeneca.
All plans and makers
Where the prescribers practice, 2024
By Medicare drug cost
| Prescriber | Type | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda K English Anson, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 57 | Under 11 | $44K |
| Kamdin Poorkiyani Abilene, TX | General Practice | 31 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Krishna Patel |
| Year | Prescribers | Claims | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38 | 113 | 42 | $64K |
| 2023 | 340 | 687 | 394 | $222K |
| 2024 | 202 | 638 | 236 | $281K |
Spending by manufacturer as listed in the spending data
More drugs: top Medicare drugs by cost and the Prescriptions tab.
Official US government data on Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D) and Medicaid drug use. Cost and spending are before the rebates drug makers pay. Prescribers with fewer than 11 claims of the drug are not published.
| Pediatric Medicine |
| 24 |
| Under 11 |
| $12K |
| Krista D Hamilton Abilene, TX | Nurse Practitioner | 11 | Under 11 | $8,990 |
| Keino A Rutherford Sherman Oaks, CA | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,887 |
| Elizabeth F Gardner Asheville, NC | Internal Medicine | 12 | Under 11 | $7,036 |
| John E Hatzantonis Bridgeton, NJ | Internal Medicine | 11 | Under 11 | $4,751 |
| Saroj Sehgal Newark, NJ | Internal Medicine | 13 | Under 11 | $3,989 |
| Sara B Juers Centerville, IA | Physician Assistant | 12 | Under 11 | $3,479 |
| Manufacturer | Claims | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca AZN | 638 | $281K |